The evolution of atheism
Subtitle: the politics of a modern movement
By: Stephen LeDrew
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780190225179
Subjects: Atheism
Description: The concept of evolution is widely considered to be a foundational building block in atheist thought. Leaders of the New Atheist movement have taken Darwin's work and used it to diminish the authority of religious institutions and belief systems. But they have also embraced it as a metaphor for the gradual replacement of religious faith with secular reason. They have posed as harbingers of human progress, claiming the moral high ground, and rejecting with intolerance any message that challenges the hegemony of science and reason. Religion, according to the New Atheists, should be relegated to the Dark Ages of superstition and senseless violence. --Publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Atheism as ideology; title: The evolution of atheism; title: The new atheism; title: A light in a dark jungle; title: Atheism as a social movement; title: The secular movement; title: The moral minority; title: Purists, freethinkers, and bridge builders: tensions at the grassroots; title: The atheist right; title: A radiating bush.